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My latest experience with the inspection process was as follows:

1. Obtained the inspection request form B-269 by request online
2. Went to Enfield DMV and payed the inspection fee ($88) No limit on time
before you go to inspection. You can go to any CT DMV office
3. Two weeks later went to Weathersfield. Unloading from flatbed is a pain
as there is no longer a large area behind the station. You drive from back
to front of station and hold at the stop sign for permission to proceed.
4. Told to pull in right side of building where inspector checked ERA
serial number.and then you roll over 4 rug covered lumps on
the floor. I think this test checks ground clearance.
5. Next test you back out of building and move to left hand bay which has
the lift. Inspector starts looking over underside of car. While
this going on another inspector is going over paperwork.
That is where the first problem came up.
Even though I had the ERA invoice for the car showing the purchase
from ERA they wanted the invoice that ERA would have when they
bought it. The inspector called ERA and they faxed the invoice to
DMV. This seems wrong to me as my last Cobra did not require me to do
that. Inspector had a problem with dust boot on clutch cyl
touching edge of block but another inspector said it was OK
6. Finished off with brake test on skid pad. Told I passed and given
paperwork to go into the main DMV building and pay the $50 fee for the
VIN number. Went back to inspection building and an inspector was
waiting to put the number on
7. Loaded car up and went home. Now waiting for insurance card. Had
a hard time getting quotes, most likely my age? (69)
8. Could not get a good answer on what happens after Oct 1. It may be after Oct 1 before I get to register it as I now have the dam flu!